Good morning!!!!

[Buppies]

29 high of 45 today another big rain coming and flood watches out

Buckeyefarmer take care of that cut

Prayers for all

 

[ronjhall]

Forgot to turn coffee maker on. 33° with cloudy skies this morning. Heading to 40° with rain. We should get less than .5". PT is going good. Was able to eat for the first time with my right hand in 11 weeks. Got a lot done yesterday. All parts are cut for Quickjack ramps. Kitchen Island foot rest is cut to size and ready to run router over all corners. Should be able to work some more on both projects today.

Don, I knew I had seen that fence design before. Harvey probably has the grape vines on his list of to do's. :thumbsup:

Bird, we are a little behind in rainfall this year. 30". should be a around 32.5".

Drew, because we travel for so many years. All our bills/statements and payments are done on internet. All paperwork is stored in a PDF file. Got rid of 4 files cabinets a few weeks ago.

Looking, Looks like are we are going to get is rain. Need some snow here.

Eric, we love our grandkids. But after we have spoiled them rotten. They go home with their parents. :cool2:

Buckeye, hope your cut is going to be OK. My doctor say there is national registry for Tetanus shots. Last week I told him I told him I had a tetanus shot this summer. But it was not on the list when his staff checked. So, yes there is a list. But not every doctor/clinic particitates. :confused3:

Prayers for All.

Good Morning All.
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[daugen]

good morning all. Last dry day for awhile, some continuing wet weather headed in.

stepped on scale this morning, have gained ten pounds. Groan. More salads, less cookies.

 

[wngsprd]

23 and clear, going to 51 and rain tonight.

Riptides, good to hear from you and sorry about the storm damage.

BEF, sounds like a bad cut.

Real nice fence with those grapevines, Harv.

I sharpened saw, cut a nice load of wood, split it and stacked by lunch time. Ground had thawed by the time I came back to the house, but R4s didn't do too much damage to the soft damp ground. Then visited with my son and GF before they left for NY. Now we have a quiet house, too.

 

[RoyJackson]

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13 right now...high in the mid-20's today. The prediction is for about an inch or so of snow tonight...turning into an icy event tomorrow.

 

[riptides]

It's just cold outside. I see frost cover everywhere. So I am not going out. Yet.

Moving slow this AM. Was doing the shed yesterday. Repairing the roof. Looks like one sheet of metal is not salvageable. Bent in half, and split the metal in areas. Guess some screws just did not want to give way. Lost a few horizontal boards, those that attach to the rafters. They split right off at the rafter and took the metal with them. I am going to run out and get some hurricane straps this AM. Seems my 2x4 cuts that attach the rafters to support beams, most gave way. The wood split. Most all the damage is just the 2x4 rafter holders splitting and giving way. I built with all screws, so disassembly was easy. Ran out of battery juice though, so had to quit. That and the sun was coming down. LOL.

wngsprd - my ground is still mush. Cannot even run the RTV without tracks all over.

Buppies - hope you are well. I need some dry weather, see what you can do. LOL.

Buckeye- I always have some "crazy" glue on hand for those type of cuts. Heal quickly.

Hope all have a great day! Be safe!

Oh, we still have cookies left over from Xmas. Even after bagging and giving them to anyone that would take them. And, I still see about 10 more mix bags ready to go! I think someone is making up for last year. LOL. <- and it's not me.

 

[Thomas]

14F clear sky mid 20's for high.
Year ago down right cold w/-15F+ single numbers for high for week and half.

Plans for today...Mix bag weather..D-1",sleet,rain..arrive early tomorrow so I'll make dump run get critter food,maybe go for slow country ride...also putter.
City pushing snow banks back where the water ponds on the road for drainage also treating road w/slime mix,have feeling I'll be doing more limb branches clean up come Saturday Sunday again.
Turkeys squirrels are talking so I better head give them breakfast.

Enjoy the day all.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

The first one I did with the double top rail and design inside it we used family initials made into brands. I値l see if I can find some photos of it.

I don稚 know what the design will be, right now weæ±*e just trying to get it all closed up so we can haul butt to Yuma for the winter.

Yes I do, and that award winning design also kept the hogs out.
Don't forget the grapevine.

 

[txdon]

Don would like to hear how the reinforcing projects comes, have same issue here.
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I was hoping to get the correct reinforcing design from an engineer here. I might have to utilize the attic space above the utility room and hallway of the house. That way I can build a new floor with the walls of the house giving the support at least every 8' instead of relying on the the 30' span of the 2X4 trusses of the garage. The pull down stairs will be in the garage, it is about 4' from the wall of the utility room so I will have 3 trusses to reinforce. I'll pick up the attic access stairs today. Do you have a pull down attic stair access? I have to get the 22.5" wide one.

Good morning! 49 ˚F clear sun day. The front blew in yesterday dropping temps and gave us a soaking with 2.5" of rain.
I left the compost lid open by accident and all the solider larva crawl out to find dry ground. I have to round up about 2000 that are covering my patio, they are not moving so it should be an easy round-up.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I was hoping to get the correct reinforcing design from an engineer here. I might have to utilize the attic space above the utility room and hallway of the house. That way I can build a new floor with the walls of the house giving the support at least every 8' instead of relying on the the 30' span of the 2X4 trusses of the garage. The pull down stairs will be in the garage, it is about 4' from the wall of the utility room so I will have 3 trusses to reinforce. I'll pick up the attic access stairs today. Do you have a pull down attic stair access? I have to get the 22.5" wide one.

Good morning! 49 ˚F clear sun day. The front blew in yesterday dropping temps and gave us a soaking with 2.5" of rain.
I left the compost lid open by accident and all the solider larva crawl out to find dry ground. I have to round up about 2000 that are covering my patio, they are not moving so it should be an easy round-up.

Go with the metal pull down ladder version. I installed one of those when we sold the house in Wylie and the difference is absolutely huge, it’s like walking up a staircase vs a rickety ladder.

I would think scabbing on 2 X 4s on existing trusses would provide you the strength you need. That way you keep the same thickness and the good thing is you don’t need to nail them all the way to the wall because you’re putting the existing joist in shear about two feet out.

 

[CWB Wyo]

Some time last night it got down to -3° for the low this morning. Today is going to be in the mid teens for the high with a 50% chance of snow showers for today.

We got back from SLC yesterday afternoon. We had good time over the holiday with the daughter and the grandkids. The kids made out like bandits, we got them each a a Remington 770 youth model in .243. Come to find out my daughters boyfriend got them each a Mossberg 20 ga. Needless to say they are happy campers.

We got a few inches of snow why we were gone. The plans for today is to move it around and get ready for the next one. That will take a few hours on the tractor and fore wheeler.

Hope everyone has a nice day.
CWB.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Good morning from Indio California. Mild weather clear skies a nice contrast to Mondayç—´ very wet road down to Santa Rosa. Tuesday a little more rain going up the Kern river canyon but we got paid off in rainbows around every corner. A cold night in Kernville And then a sunny start the next morning. Had to replace a brand new dead battery at the first gas stop. Thank goodness my friend was able to find one at the next town over. Now ere in the dry eastern part of Southern California in the little town of Indio. Will tour in air museum today And spend another night here before heading to the camp out in the Enzo Burger desert on Friday. Hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas weather where theyæ±*e at

 

[Looking4new]

I went and looked at the thermometer a few minutes ago. -10°F. It is 'supposed' to warm up to 16F later today.

 

[PJSprog]

46°F and rain this morning, going up to 59° today. Rain here is expected to end around noon-ish.

Wife and her brother put up some new 4x4 posts in the chicken/duck area yesterday to better support the net that covers the area. Much easier to walk in there now.

I did a whole lot of nothing last night, beyond "conserving energy." Sat around with The Wife and watched a movie before putting up the featherbutts and going to bed.

Hope the finger heals well, BEF.

I feel your pain, Drew. I don't even want to know how much weight I've gained in the last month. We are swamped with baked goods at our house. The fit of my clothes is telling me I need to stop dodging the salad as well. :licking:

 

[PJSprog]

We got back from SLC yesterday afternoon. We had good time over the holiday with the daughter and the grandkids. The kids made out like bandits, we got them each a a Remington 770 youth model in .243. Come to find out my daughters boyfriend got them each a Mossberg 20 ga. Needless to say they are happy campers.

That's an awesome Christmas. A new rifle and a new shotgun.

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Love those R100RTs. Still my favorite BMW. Sure do miss mine. What a great bike.

Hope your battery issue isn't deeper than just a bad battery.

 

[Bird]

Go with the metal pull down ladder version. I installed one of those when we sold the house in Wylie and the difference is absolutely huge, it’s like walking up a staircase vs a rickety ladder.

I sure agree with that. Our house has the wooden one, and it's . . . OK? . . . but a few years ago, I helped my son-in-law install one of those metal versions in a house and it sure is better.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Hope the finger heals well, BEF.
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"Dr, will I be able to play my guitar when my finger heals?" Dr says, "Sure you will play just fine". Me, "Well that's good, I could never play fine before."

lets just say I won't be fretting no guitar today, but I can pick just fine.

 

[Looking4new]

Buckeye, that wasn't your whole finger you cut was it?

 

[jbrumberg]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

An unexpected “warm” 30ºF to start the morning, temperature then dropped to the mid 20ºF’s and it is now 31ºF close to today’s predicted high temperature. Contrails are not evaporating this morning and the clouds are starting to build in, but the sun is still shining. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for my area late tonight through tomorrow morning due to the pending storm’s mixed precipitation at the storm's onset..... Then rain. The next modeled New Years storm will probably be another “wet” event. Then from the NWS/Norton- “…. Tuesday and Wednesday we remain on the eastern branch of a longwave trough over the central U.S. This leaves us under continued SW flow with multiple shortwaves rotating through of variable strength whichcould bring periods of wet weather through the period. Too much uncertainty to nail down precise timing of rain/snow at this point.” Not too wintry in this part of the NE CONUS.

Harv- Really nice fencework. Thanks for sharing.

David- Nice place. I hope you can fully appreciate your anticipated energy conservation day today. You too Bill.

Mike- Good luck with the salvage and reconstruction projects. I use self tapping wood screws for almost every project nowadays. Good luck.

RonJH- It’s great to read that you are re-gaining use of your right hand. I hope you achieve full ROM and grip strength soon.

“stepped on scale this morning, have gained ten pounds. Groan. More salads, less cookies.”- Drew I am in the same condition/situation. At least I can still see my feet and floor scale, can fit in my pants, and have not yet gone to the next larger belt hole.

RNG- Thanks for sharing your cycle tour. I wish you safe travels and a safe return. Nice motorcycles. My sister graduated from a Harley to a BMW during her first marriage.

I hope that all the construction projects going on here continue as expected w/o “surprisess.’

My + thoughts, prayers and wishes.

 

[sodamo]

69 °F and .17 inches rain

Potentially busy day today. Put furniture back in place on newly stained & sealed lanias. Would really like to get call from supplier that remainder of acid stain is ready for pickup as I’d like to get that applied today, last chance until next week.
Sears tech scheduled this afternoon, hopefully finish up Nov appointment.
Looking dry enough to go work in my mud hole project.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day